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प्रश्न
Add im- or in- to each of the following words and use them in place of the italicised words in the sentences given below.
| patient, proper, possible, sensitive, competent |
The project appears very difficult at first sight but it can be completed if we work very hard.
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उत्तर
The project appears impossible at first sight but it can be completed if we work very hard.
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